Nội Bài International Airport receives a small number of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed increasing the number of domestic routes from October 20. The CAAV sent the proposal to the Ministry of Transport for when the first phase of the pilot period of reopening domestic flights ends. Previously, the CAAV proposed a four-phase plan to resume domestic flights. In the first phase, to be carried over ten days from October 10 to 20, airlines resume routes with a flight frequency not exceeding half of that in the first 10 days of April, the time before the fourth coronavirus wave in Việt Nam. Passengers on the planes must be distanced as well. In the second phase, the CAAV proposed to continue opening flight three routes from Hà Nội-Đà Nẵng, Hà Nội-HCM City, and Đà Nẵng-HCM City from October 21 to November 30. The frequency on each route would increase to not exceed 70 per cent compared to …
Another 3,168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
A vaccine being administered in Lâm Thao District, Phú Thọ Province, on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Kiên HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health announced 3,168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the country's tally to 867,221. A further 75 deaths were also announced, mostly in southern provinces (51 in HCM City and 14 in Bình Dương Province). The national death count is now 21,269, about 2.5 per cent of the total confirmed cases. Five southern localities saw three-digit numbers of new cases today; HCM City (968 cases), Bình Dương (439), Đồng Nai (393), Sóc Trăng (174), and An Giang (109), followed by four more Mekong Delta provinces; Kiên Giang (99), Tiền Giang (94), Cà Mau (77), Long An (68) and Đồng Tháp (61), showing that the southern regions continue to be the country's biggest hot spot. The breakdown in daily new cases in the rest of the country is as follows; Phú Thọ (58), Bạc Liêu (48), Đắk Lắk (46), Quảng Nam (45), Thanh Hóa (42), Gia Lai (40), Trà Vinh (33), Khánh Hòa …
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Thai, Cambodian localities prepare for on-site teaching, tourism resumption
A resident in Bangkok gets vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand is planning to resume on-site teaching in Bangkok capital next month, while Siem Reap province of Cambodia is shifting its focus on making sure that this international tourism hub is read to welcome tourists back. Khachit Chatchawanit, Permanent Secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, told local media that 33,048 out of the 37,466 high school seniors in Bangkok who had registered for a vaccine have received their shots as of October 17. Meanwhile, 29,252 junior high school students who have registered will be vaccinated by October 20. School staff who have yet to be vaccinated will receive a combined formula of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines, he noted. On-site teaching in Bangkok will resume under universal prevention guidelines, with classrooms and schedules being re-arranged to reduce contact. The measure also limits classes to 25 students per room. …
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Vietnamese PM asks to manage solar power projects for national security
The Prime Minister has requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) propose suitable management solutions for solar power projects. A solar power plant in Ninh Thuan Province. At present, more than 30 provinces and cities nationwide have solar power projects. The Government Office has released this PM direction on this issue for the MPI, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies after local media has reported that a Thai investor has acquired solar power projects in Binh Phuoc. According to reports, Thailand's Super Energy Corporation Company Limited (Super Energy) has announced it has acquired the Loc Ninh 1, 2, 3, 4 solar power projects in Binh Phuoc by buying those plants’ shares from intermediary companies with a total investment of US$456.7 million. Of which, the investment is $99.7 million to the Loc Ninh 1 solar power project, $140 million to the Loc Ninh 2, $105 million to Loc Ninh 3 and $112 million to Loc Ninh 4. Before …
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136,000 tonnes of rice allocated to pandemic-hit localities
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The General Department of State Reserves under the Ministry of Finance provided over 136,300 tonnes of rice to help pandemic-hit people from August 16 to October 8. national reserve have been transferred to 9 southern provinces and cities to help thousands of people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, Ho Chi Minh City received over 71,000 tonnes of free rice. Meanwhile, 4,117.8 tonnes of rice were handed over to Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces while 1,847 tonnes of rice were given to Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces rice to support 3,360 households with 13,925 people in 10 districts of Gia Lai province. According to the General Department of State Reserves, the timely provision of food from the national reserve is one of the important political tasks particularly in the context of social distancing in many localities due to the complicated development of the COVID-19 …
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Businesses in Quang Ninh determined to surmount pandemic
Part of Mong Cai city in Quang Ninh province (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Quang Ninh ’s success in protecting “ green zones ” from the latest COVID-19 outbreak has created an impulse for businesses based in this northeastern province to recover operations and flexibly and safely adapt to the pandemic. Quang Ninh posted an estimated economic growth rate of 8.6 percent in the first nine months of 2021, much higher than the national average, which was mainly driven by the processing and manufacturing industry. The province’s contribution to the State budget topped 33.5 trillion VND (1.47 billion USD), equivalent to 93 percent of the sum collected in the same period last year, while total investment in society approximated 64 trillion VND, up 7.8 percent. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tuong Van attributed the achievements to local businesses and entrepreneurs’ proactiveness in implementing various solutions such as …
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Volume of goods through seaports reach double-digit growth
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s seaports handled over 587 million tonnes of goods in the first ten months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 2 percent, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA). growth rate of 12 percent compared to the same period last year to nearly 20.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). exports was estimated to hit over 6.6 million TEUs, surging 11 percent, that of imports - nearly 6.7 million TEUs, up 14 percent, and that of domestic goods - almost 7 million TEUs, up 10 percent. seaports in Hai Phong expanded nearly 15 percent and in Dong Nai 7 percent year on year. VNA …
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Vietnam records 3,159 new local Covid cases
The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 968 cases, Binh Duong with 439 cases and Dong Nai with 393 cases. Of the day's tally, 1,261 cases were detected in the community. The Health Ministry also confirmed 1,136 recoveries the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 792,980. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 21,269 with the confirmation of 75 deaths Monday. The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 3,260 a day while the national death rate has been 86 a day on average. Over 45.3 million have been vaccinated, with more than 18.2 million receiving two doses. …
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Cambodia shortens quarantine period to attract foreign visitors
Illustrative image. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian government decided to shorten the quarantine period from October 18. However, the absence of regular commercial flights to Cambodia from the main tourist hubs and people traveling for business purposes is raising concerns about a lack of international visitors. Many experts and travel agency representatives in Cambodia said that when the new normal state is applied, Cambodian authorities need to closely monitor "travel bubbles" with countries that Cambodia regularly receives a large number of flights to and from, both direct or transit. Currently, flights from Malaysia to Cambodia have been banned since July 2020. This ban needs to be lifted so that regular flights are restored. According to a statement released by the Cambodian Ministry of Health on October 16, foreign investors, technical experts, diplomats, and cooperation project managers and coordinators, as well as Cambodian officials returning …
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Thai Binh stops operation of COVID-19 checkpoints from October 17
COVID-19 checkpoints at the gateways to and from the northern province of Thai Binh are temporarily closed as from 12:00 am October 17, 2021 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Thai Binh (VNA) - COVID-19 checkpoints at the gateways to and from the northern province of Thai Binh have been temporarily closed as from 12:00 am October 17, 2021, according to an official dispatch issued by the provincial People’s Committee. Under the document, all previous regulations contrary to the dispatch are annulled. People arriving in or returning to Thai Binh province must fill health declarations and strictly comply to COVID-19 prevention and control measures. The dispatch is issued to implement the Government's 128/NQ-CP on safety adapting to COVID-19 and effectively and flexible containing the pandemic. At the same time, the provincial People’s Committee required local authorities to further speed up the distribution of vaccines and the progress of vaccination against COVID-19. Passenger and …
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